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Evelyn Osgood Fenker1,2

#12161, (1899 - 1994)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Evelyn Osgood Fenker was born on 12 Dec 1899 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.3,4,5
  • Evelyn married first Edward Emerson Thompson, son of John Samuel Thompson and Sophia Fischer, on 28 Jul 1928 in Franklin Co., Ohio, with Rev. David F. Brent officating.6,7,8
  • Evelyn married second Rev. John Peter Battema, son of Peter A. Battema and Katherine Boersema, in Aug 1960 in Franklin Co., Ohio.9,10,11
  • Evelyn died on 12 Jun 1994 in Andover, Massachusetts, at age 94.12,13
  • She was buried on 13 Jul 1994 in Cemetery of Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in the lot owned by the heirs of her grandfather.11
Evelyn also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows name as Evelyn O. Fenker.
  2. Fogg, Donald W, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows given name as Evelyn Osgood.
  3. Albert A. Fenker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Oakland Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 5/12, and state.
  4. Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker, shows age 28 on 12 Dec 1927, city, and state.
  5. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994, shows date, city, and state.
  6. Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker, shows date and officiant.
  7. Edward E. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows his first marriage at age 30, and hers at 28.
  8. Fogg, Donald W, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows year, town and state, as Kokomo Indiana.
  9. "Marriage Licenses," Columbus Dispatch, 23 Aug 1960, shows license issued, no date.
  10. Fogg, Donald W, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows married.
  11. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994.
  12. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994, shows date, as 19 Jun 1994, city, and state.
  13. Fogg, Donald W, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows date, as 12 Dec 1994, city, and state.

Rev. John Peter Battema1,2,3

#12162, (1888 - 1963)
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Parents

  • Father: Peter A. Battema
  • Mother: Katherine Boersema

Key Events:

  • Rev. John Peter Battema was born on 17 Nov 1888 in Muskegon, Michigan.4,5,6
  • John married first Regina Schoonbeck, daughter of Tice Schoonbeck and Heikena Pekelder, on 25 Aug 1918 in Holland, Michigan, with Rev. J. F. Bowerman officiating.7,8,9
  • John married Jane Meyer, daughter of Meno J. Meyer and Anna Clawson, Bef 1935.10,11
  • John married third Evelyn Osgood Fenker, daughter of Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt, in Aug 1960 in Franklin Co., Ohio.12,13,14
  • John died on 9 Oct 1963 in Bexley, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 74.15,16
  • He was buried on 14 Oct 1963 in Inglewood, California.17
John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Regina Schoonbeck:

  • John Peter Battema Jr.
  • Theodore Rex Battema

Citations

  1. Peter Battema household, 1900 U.S. Census, Muskegon Co., Michigan, shows name as Johnnie Battem.
  2. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1918, Ottawa Co., no. 228, John P. Bettema and Regine Schoonbeck, shows his occupation as clergyman.
  3. John Peter Battema, John Peter, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. Peter Battema household, 1900 U.S. Census, Muskegon Co., Michigan, shows month, year, age 11, and state.
  5. John Peter Battema, John Peter, Passport Application (10 Jun 1915), shows date, city, and state.
  6. John Peter Battema, John Peter, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1918, Ottawa Co., no. 228, John P. Bettema and Regine Schoonbeck.
  8. John P. Battema household, 1920 U.S. Census, Ottawa Co., Michigan, shows married.
  9. John P. Battema household, 1930 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 28, and hers as 23.
  10. Polk's Kalamazoo City Directory, 1935, pg 89, shows her as his wife.
  11. Abbie Roundhouse household, 1940 U.S. Census, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, shows married.
  12. "Marriage Licenses," Columbus Dispatch, 23 Aug 1960, shows license issued, no date.
  13. Fogg, Donald W, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows married.
  14. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Evelyn Battema, 13 Jul 1994.
  15. "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for John P. Battema, citing cert. no. 75774, shows date, city, county and state.
  16. John P. Battema, John P. obituary, Columbus Dispatch, shows died Wednesday.
  17. John P. Battema, John P. obituary, Columbus Dispatch.

Edward Emerson Thompson1,2,3

#12163, (1896 - 1985)
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Parents

  • Father: John Samuel Thompson
  • Mother: Sophia Fischer

Key Events:

  • Edward Emerson Thompson was born on 28 Oct 1896 in Lawrence Co., Ohio.4,5,6
  • Edward married first Evelyn Osgood Fenker, daughter of Albert August Fenker and Mary Grant Hillebrandt, on 28 Jul 1928 in Franklin Co., Ohio, with Rev. David F. Brent officating.7,8,9
  • Edward married second Adella M. Shedenhelm, daughter of William G. Shedenhelm and Laura Adams, on 22 Nov 1951 in Franklin Co., Ohio.10,11
  • Edward died on 26 Sep 1985 in Columbus, Ohio, at age 88.12,13
  • He was buried in Glen Rest Memorial Estate, Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co., Ohio, with his second wife.14
Edward also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. John S. Thompson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lawrence Co., Ohio, shows name as Edward E. Thompson.
  2. Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker.
  3. Edward Emerson Thompson, Edward Emerson, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Ohio.
  4. John S. Thompson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lawrence Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 3, and state.
  5. Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker, shows age 31 28 Oct 1927, county, and state.
  6. Edward E Thompson, Edward E, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, county, and state.
  7. Marriage Record, Franklin Co., Ohio, 101:180, no. 84963, Edward E. Thompson and Evelyn Fenker, shows date and officiant.
  8. Edward E. Thompson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows his first marriage at age 30, and hers at 28.
  9. Fogg, Donald W, Family File "Fenker_Al.FTW," 1 Mar 2000, shows year, town and state, as Kokomo Indiana.
  10. Certified abstract of marriage, Ohio History Connection {formerly the Ohio Historical Society}, no. 57042, citing Franklin Co. 172:506, Edward E. Thompson and Adella M. Shedenhelm.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 216417964, Edward E. Thompson, includes tombstone photo showing both names and inscription "together forever."
  12. "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Edward E. Thompson, citing cert. no. 67036, shows date, city, county and state.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 216417964, Edward E. Thompson, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 216417964, Edward E. Thompson, includes tombstone photo.

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